Combined tag and buckle.



R. G'. HITT.

COMBINED TAG AND BUCKLE. APPLICATION mum m. 2a, 1900.

Patented 0ctf12, 1909.

UNITED rATEnT OFFICE.

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To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT G. HITT, a citizen of the United ,States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Combined Tag and Buckle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined tag and buckle designed more particularly to be used on baled cotton.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of this character that shall be simple of construction, durable in use, and easy of application to position, and which shall be positive in preventing a tag from becoming disconnected from a band, whereby the loss ensuing from such accident is obviated.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of atag and buckle for bales, as willbe hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts :-Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a combined tag and buckle constructed in accordance with the present invention, displaying the same attached to a band. Fig. 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section through the attachment. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view. Fig. 4 is a view in plan of the buckle. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the inner tag. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the outer tag.

The article comprises a buckle 1, an inner tag 2 and anouter ta 3. These parts may be made of any suitab e material, preferably of heavy sheet metal stamped to the appropriate shape.

The buckle 1 is provided with a longitudinal orifice 4 through which are adapted to pass the two ends of the band 5, the said ends being rebent, as clearly shown in Fig.

2, when positioned upon the bale.

The inner tag 2 is an approximate I- shaped structure and one head 6 will bear the name or initials of the consignor together with his address,'and the other head 6 will bear the number of the bale or other data.

The outer tag 3-is approximately rectangular in lan and is provided with four attaching clips 7 which are'formed by in- Specification otIettersfatent. I npplication-fledsli'owember 28,1908. =.-fletia;1--No.;. 4M,126.

' Patented 0ct.12,'1909.

. "cising theitagi any suitable'manner, and

are of. a size to pass practically entirely around the band, as shown in Fig. 3. Upon the outer tag will be displayed, 1n any suitable manner, as by stamping, embossin or the like, the name of the consignee o the -bale, his address, the number of the bale, the

quality of. the cotton, its gross weight, the tare, and the net weight.

In assembling the band with a bale while the same is in the ress, the band is positioned around the ale and its two ends are passed through the opening 4 of the buckle, andare rebent in opposite directions, asshown in Fig. 2. The inner tag is then placed upon the band and the buckle, and

' the outer tag is then placed upon the inner tag, and by a suitable implement the clips 7 are bent around the inner tag and the band and firmly .clamp the parts together. By preference, the distance between the inner walls of the heads 6 and 6 will be substantially equal to the length of the outer tag, and this will insure positive securing of the two tags and will also prevent any sliding movement of the parts relatively to each other.

It will be seen by the employment of the article of this invention that it will be practically impossible for' a bale to as it will bear both the name of the consignor and his residence, and of the consignee andhis residence, and owingto the permanent manner in which the descriptive data is displayed upon the tags, there will be no danger of it becoming defaced from any rough handling to which the bale may be subjected while being trans-shipped.

I claim 1. As a new article of manufacture, a bale fastener comprising a buckle, an inner tag and an outer tag, and means carried by one of the tags for holding the two tags assembled with a band.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a bale fastener comprising a buckle, an inner tag and an outer tag, and means carried by the latter tag for holding the two tags assembled with a band.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a bale fastener comprising a buckle, an approximately I-shaped inner tag, and an outer tag provided at its corners with attachingclips arranged to be bent around the inner tag and a band.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a bale o astray, I

fastener comprising a buckle provided with an orificeto receive the ends ofa band, an approximately I-shaped inner tag, one of the heads of which is designed to receive the clenched around the inner tag and the band, 10 the body portion of the outer tag having displayed thereon the name of the consignee,

his address and other data relative to a bale of cotton.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature 16 in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT G. HITT. Witnesses: a

E. STULL, M. C. STULL. 

